Finnband SYKSY(=autumn) was born in sauna sometime during 1980..s, then named Independent. Singer-songwriter Heikki Lätti (then almost 16 years old) and drummer Tero Tolvanen (13 years) describe the first years "Lots of cigarstubs got smoked while banging milkcanisters and throwing chainsaws."
Independent sang in english till Heikki Lätti got bored and started writing in finnish. At the same time band..s name was changed to SYKSY.
First official SYKSY was Anssi Huotari(g), Esa Issakainen(g), Jere Venäläinen(keyboards), Antti Hassinen(b), Tero Tolvanen(dr) and Heikki Lätti(voc).
They won bandcompetition for new talents in 1996 and as a prize some studiotime. Demo was made and that lead to recording contract with Zantar Music. Album Koskematon (=Untouchable) came out in 1998, sided with 2 singles, Apina (=Ape) and KukaMitäMikäMissä? (=WhoWhatWhenWhere?).
Esa Issakainen left the band to start a career as a UN-soldier in Kosovo, Antti Hassinen went to play in BMG "project girlband Gimmel" . SYKSY continued as a trio with Jari Pekkonen as a bassman.
In 2002 Heikki Lätti got married and moved back to the home ranch. New songs started pouring out. As a result Metsurin Kyynel (Tear of a Lumberjack)-ep that came out in 2006, Psykohauva (Psychodoggie) in 2007 and videos of the afore mentioned. They..re distributed in France by Combat Records (and highly recommended also!)
Metsurin Kyynel-video was seen in Tampere ShortFilmFestivals , considered very remarkable festival in europe, and well liked.
New SYKSY-album was released in september 2008 on Propaganda.
At the moment SYKSY is Heikki Lätti (g, voc),Tero Tolvanen (dr) and Esa Issakainen (g). Antti Nykänen (keyboards,cello)
terveisiä Mikkelistä, Vantaalta, Iisalmesta, Sonkajärveltä ja Kajaanista... eli sieltä missä meidän bändin jäbät ovat, eli ympäri Suomea! Kiitti kutsusta, musaakin kuunneltiin ja sivuilla vierailtiin. Asiallisen rouheeta meininkiä! Terv. ETTR:n jäbät
Joskus kun oikeen tuulee ja myrsky raivoaa niin tuntee oman pienuutensa ja tulee aika nöyrä olo. Mä nautin myrskystä itseasiassa! Syksy on parasta vuodenaikaa,kuuman kesän jälkeen ihanan vilpoisa tuuli.Tosin talvi vie kaiken alta. Sen kauden vois ohittaa :) Mukavaa weekendiä.Marianne
